After Dark: Hesse
Brad and Kevin talk more Hesse, his correspondence with Jung, his legacy, and other such things. Thanks for a great 2023, friends.
2023-12-31 23:54:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Art of Darkness Podcast posts
After Dark: Nina Simone
The fellas talk more about the life and work of the prodigious genius Nina Simone, including her notoriously violent streak and more.
2023-12-17 23:22:49 +0000 UTC View PostBookends: Blood Meridian w/ Aaron Gwyn
Author Aaron Gwyn joins the Bookends Book Club to discuss McCarthy's masterpiece Blood Meridian, gnosticism, the tarot, and more.
Helpful links and references:
Ulysses, Moby Dick, KJV Bible, Illiad and Odyssey,
Nag Hammadi, Gospel of Thomas, The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
https://www.marquette.edu/maqom/Gospel%20of%20Thomas%20Lambdin.pdf
The Cathars of...
2023-12-03 23:28:56 +0000 UTC View PostBookends Meeting Link: Blood Meridian w/ Aaron Gwyn
Today (Sunday, December 3rd) at 3pm Central Time. This meeting will begin with an extended introduction to the life and work of Cormac McCarthy, and his masterpiece. We'll then open the conversation. As usual, this will be recorded and shared with Patreon for those unable to attend or who wish to listen back later.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82707224553
After Dark: Matt Pegas Talks Crowley
Matt Pegas joins us on After Dark to talk more Crowley, Moonchild, the Tarot, and Crowley's Berlin paintings. Brad does the annual Tarot reading for the pod.
2023-12-02 00:10:10 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Dark: Mary Shelley
The fellas talk more about the life and work of Mary Shelley, grotesque medical experiments, phrenology and more.
2023-12-01 05:28:23 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Dark: Milton (and Blake) w/ Jason Gallagher
The fellas reconvene with poet Jason Gallagher to talk more Milton and Blake's opinion of the same.
2023-11-22 00:05:36 +0000 UTC View PostDenis Johnson's War
In a special Patreon-only core episode, Brad and Kevin talk about the life of the great American poet and novelist Denis Johnson.
2023-11-17 03:50:59 +0000 UTC View PostSave the Date: BLOOD MERIDIAN Bookends, 12.3.23
The final Bookends Book Club meeting of 2023 is our Blood Meridian special, with Aaron Gwyn. We'll share a Zoom link prior to the meeting via Patreon, and the session will be recorded for those who don't attend.
See you there.
After Dark: Poe
The fellas talk more Poe, the Killers of the Flower Moon, Poe's legacy, love affairs and more.
2023-10-27 03:20:23 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Dark: Beckett
The fellas talk more Beckett, Jung's impact on him, his time in the French Resistance, and his encounters with André the Giant.
2023-10-16 01:09:33 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Dark: Hemingway w/ Dylan O'Sullivan
Dylan joins us on After Dark to talk more Hemingway, Brad's Kilimanjaro climb, and the gender-bending novel the Garden of Eden.
2023-10-05 22:25:16 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Dark: Yukio Mishima
The fellas talk more Mishima, in particular his play about the Austrian Corporal.
2023-10-04 02:51:25 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Dark: Dickinson w/ Godward
We talk more Dickinson, and witches, with Casey from the Godward podcast.
2023-09-23 02:15:21 +0000 UTC View PostBookends: Confessions of a Mask
Our latest Bookends meeting, recorded for posterity and your listening pleasure. We discuss the Mishima novel and more.
2023-09-17 21:21:00 +0000 UTC View PostBookends Meeting Link: Confessions of a Mask
We talk Confessions and Mishima today at 3pm US Central Time. Here is the link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81767685934.
This meeting will be recorded and shared on Patreon for those who can't attend. See you there.
2023-09-17 16:10:18 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Dark: Lovecraft w/ Matthew Kelly
The fellas talk more Lovecraft, the Metallica connection, and more.
2023-09-12 02:05:41 +0000 UTC View PostBookends: Confessions of a Mask
A reminder we are meeting to discuss Confessions of a Mask, Mishima (Weatherby Translation) on September 17th at 3pm US Central Time, via Zoom. The meeting will be recorded. The link will be shared here on the day, so stay tuned.
2023-09-11 16:19:00 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Dark: Dante
The fellas talk more Dante, what happened to his bones, his ongoing legacy, and a bit more about how he populated Hell. Which is other people.
2023-09-09 03:10:26 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Dark: Castañeda
Kevin teases the coming Dante episode, and Brad wraps up Castañeda with some wacky After Dark stories.
2023-09-08 02:04:45 +0000 UTC View PostAugust 2023 Quarterly Post-Mortem & Season IV Preview
The fellas recap the past few months of the pod and preview the first half of Season IV, coming to you in 2024 with a Detroit Live Show. Thank you for supporting the pod!
2023-08-25 22:51:29 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Dark: Borges & Bolaño w/ Dustin Cole
We reconvene to talk more Borges and Bolaño with author Dustin Cole.
2023-08-20 21:04:13 +0000 UTC View PostBookends: House of Sleep Recording
A recording of our Bookends book club meeting in which we discussed Brad's novel, House of Sleep, and more.
2023-08-13 21:42:46 +0000 UTC View PostBookends: House of Sleep Meeting Link
We meet on Zoom today Sunday, August 13th at 3pm US Central Time. Join us to talk about Brad's novel House of Sleep.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83399215629
After Dark: Cash w/ J.L. Mackey
J.L. Mackey joins the After Dark to talk about the time Johnny Cash had his home invaded in Jamaica. We digress into Dead Can Dance, Tool, and more.
2023-08-12 21:01:11 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Dark: John Milton
The gents talk more about John Milton, his relationship with his daughters, and his bones.
2023-08-11 02:50:50 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Dark: Frida Kahlo
More on Frida Kahlo, her brief affair with Trotsky, and the 2002 biopic.
2023-08-07 01:56:30 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Dark: Bukowski w/ Isaac Simpson
Isaac comes onto After Dark to read and talk Bukowski.
2023-08-03 01:12:17 +0000 UTC View PostNext Bookends Meeting: Brad's HOUSE OF SLEEP
Save the date for the next book club meeting, during which we'll discuss Brad's novel HOUSE OF SLEEP.
House of Sleep, Kelly
August 13th
3pm US Central Time via Zoom
Zoom link will be shared via Patreon on the day.
The HOUSE OF SLEEP eBook is available at Amazon for a mere ninety-nine US cents:
https://www.amazon.com/House-Sleep-Brad-Kelly/dp/B08SLGF4W1<...
After Dark: Blood Meridian
Aaron Gwyn comes onto the After Dark to talk Blood Meridian, Tarot in the novel, Gnosticism and more.
2023-07-18 01:13:35 +0000 UTC View Post